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Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges

Summary by The Guardian

Rivals had said February election won by former general was undermined by state interference and unfair rule changesIndonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his win by rival candidates.Prabowo, 72, a former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, won a landslide victory in February’s elections, but his two opponent…

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Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Malay Mail

Indonesia commission formally declares Prabowo next president

JAKARTA, April 24 — Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy today, after the country’s constitutional court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory. Indonesian defence minister Prabowo, 72, is due to take the reins in October from outgoing leader Joko Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi, after a transition period following his third attemp…

10 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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